Army Air Forces Poster, "See the Job Through" by Baskerville, WWII Poster, 1945

Offered is a 1918 WWI recruitment poster by Louis Fancher. This U.S. Army Signal Corps Recruitment Poster features an army serviceman raising one hand and...

Presented is a vintage U.S. Army Air Forces recruitment poster from WWII. The poster was published in August of 1943 by the Recruiting Publicity Bureau....

This is an original World War II Marines recruitment poster from 1942. The poster, a color lithograph, was printed by the Alpha Litho. Co., out of Camden, NJ. In the center of the composition appears a striking blue eagle, which tears apart a Japanese plane with its talons. The poster displays the slogan "Wear the FIGHTINEST wings in the service, Fly with the Marines" in bold letters above and below the image. On the bottom in black lettering is the phrase: "Apply, or write, to nearest recruiting station." The Marines logo appears in yellow in the top right hand corner of the composition, set against a red background. The Second World War ushered in the biggest government-led advertising campaign to date, critical to the wartime communication needs of every combatant: from raising money, recruiting soldiers and boosting volunteer efforts, to spurring production and provoking outrage at enemy atrocities. The Office of War Information (OWI) commissioned some of the nation’s leading artists to produce the stark, colorful graphic designs. The posters played to the fears, frustrations, and faith in freedoms that lingered in people's minds during the war. The most common themes found in the posters were the consequences of careless talk, supporting the war effort at home through conservation, victory gardens, and the purchasing of War Bonds, and anti-German and Japanese propaganda...

This is an original World War II Marines recruitment poster from 1942. The poster, a color lithograph, was printed by the Alpha Litho. Co., out of Camden, NJ. In the center of the composition appears a striking blue eagle, which tears apart a Japanese plane with its talons. The poster displays the slogan "Wear the FIGHTINEST wings in the service, Fly with the Marines" in bold letters above and below the image. On the bottom in black lettering is the phrase: "Apply, or write, to nearest recruiting station." The Marines logo appears in yellow in the top right hand corner of the composition, set against a red background. The Second World War ushered in the biggest government-led advertising campaign to date, critical to the wartime communication needs of every combatant: from raising money, recruiting soldiers and boosting volunteer efforts, to spurring production and provoking outrage at enemy atrocities. The Office of War Information (OWI) commissioned some of the nation’s leading artists to produce the stark, colorful graphic designs. The posters played to the fears, frustrations, and faith in freedoms that lingered in people's minds during the war. The most common themes found in the posters were the consequences of careless talk, supporting the war effort at home through conservation, victory gardens, and the purchasing of War Bonds, and anti-German and Japanese propaganda...

Original vintage World War Two recruitment poster - The Airborne forces of the British Army consist of parachute troops and glider-borne troops of all arms of the service - featuring a modernist design by the notable British graphic designer Abram Games (Abraham Gamse; 1914-1996) depicting a dramatic illustration of a soldier wearing military uniform and helmet holding a gun with silhouette images of parachute drops and glider planes above an aerial view of fields on the land below in the background, the application information text including rates of pay and conditions of service with the Pegasus Flash logo below - Officers and men in any Regiment or Corps (except RAC) who are medically fit may apply for transfer to a parachute or glider-borne unit of the Airborne Forces... Formed in 1940 the British Airborne Forces initially consisted of a parachute and a glider unit becoming the Parachute Regiment...

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Back Them Up! Britain's new Airborne Army goes into action in Europe - featuring a dynamic battle scene depicting British soldiers in uniform wearing their maroon berets (the Red Berets of the Parachute Regiment created in 1942; nicknamed the Rote Teufel / Red Devils by the German troops) jumping out of a glider plane with their guns firing...

Original vintage World War Two poster - Back Up The Fighting Forces - featuring an image of three men in military uniform from the Royal Air Force RAF, British Army and Royal Navy ag...

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Back Them Up! A raid by "Hudsons" of the Coastal Command on German shipping at Aelesund Norway in which eleven ships were hit - fea...